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Effect of sample drying on the determination of fibre and water‐soluble carbohydrates of maize silage
Author(s) -
PICCAGLIA ROBERTA,
GALLETTI GUIDO C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1987.tb02119.x
Subject(s) - silage , dry matter , forage , chemistry , cellulose , agronomy , food science , zoology , biology , biochemistry
Neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre and water‐soluble carbohydrates (WSC) were assayed in wet and dry samples of maize silage, either treated with NaOH or untreated (control), before and after ensiling. Statistically significant effects of drying at 60°C were observed in WSC, NDF and cellulose estimations expressed on the basis of 105°C dry matter. It could therefore be preferable to analyse wet samples, as these are not altered by the degradations induced by oven‐drying and are more representative of the original condition of the forage.